单选题 Part A 　　You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer — A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE. 　　Now look at Question 1.

单选题 Where do the speakers work?

A、 At an art school.
B、 At a newspaper office.
C、 At a stadium.
D、 At a publishing house.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: I understand that the art and news section was assigned to Jane, and the sports page to Tom. What's your responsibility? M: I have the editorial to write, as well as several book reviews.

单选题 Why did the man receive a ticket?

A、 He was speeding.
B、 He ran a red light.
C、 He went through a stop sign.
D、 He turned a comer too fast.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: I don't understand how you got a ticket. I always thought you drive carefully. M: I usually am, but I thought I could make it before the light changed.

单选题 What can we learn from the conversation?

A、 The man spends more than he makes.
B、 The man is not keen on arts.
C、 The woman is an artist.
D、 The woman looks down upon the man.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] M: What a waste of money just for a new arts center! Why couldn't the money be spent on something more important? W: Nonsense! Nothing is more important than the arts.

单选题 What is the woman' s profession?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] M: We'll be here in London staying in a newspaper office or teaching in a classroom full of chalk dust. W: Well, Tom, you'd be able to go out in the sunshine sometimes. You are a journalist. I am the one who has to stay in the classroom. Remember.

单选题 What is the woman going to buy downtown?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Would you like to go to the beach this afternoon? Hill and Mary are coming, too. W: I'm sorry but I was just going out shopping. I need to get the blouse suits my pants. They had to order it, and it just arrived this morning.

单选题 How are the guests going to New York?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] M: The guests are leaving for New York today on the ten o'clock flight. We need someone to get them to the airport on time. W: Ordinarily, I'd be happy to, but my car is in the garage.

单选题 What does the woman mean?

A、 They should go up to Bob' s study.
B、 Bob should decide about English for himeself.
C、 Bob is leaving for England.
D、 They have to make an urgent decision.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Do you think we should urge Bob to study English? W: We'll have to leave that decision up to him.

单选题 What is the taste of the woman' s apple?

A、 It is nice and sweet.
B、 It looks nice but tastes sour.
C、 It is rather sour.
D、 It looks ugly but tastes sweet.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Do you like your apple? M: Yes. It's nice and sweet. Is yours sweet, too? W: No. Mine is rather sour. M: Oh, I'm sorry about that.

单选题 What was the man doing last night?

A、 Waiting for the woman' s visit.
B、 Waiting for the woman' s call.
C、 Meeting his friends.
D、 Meeting the woman.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] M: I thought you were going to call last night. I was waiting the whole night. W: I had intended to. But it was too late when I got back home after meeting my friends.

单选题 What happened to the man' s bike?

A、 It was gone.
B、 The woman borrowed it.
C、 He sold it.
D、 He forgot where he put it.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Hi, Jack, do you mind if I borrow your bike? Mine is under repair. M: Of course not, if only I could find it. I remember I put it here this morning, but it's gone.